"Tell Tale Hearts devise and deliver participatory touring theatre productions exclusively for primary children and younger years in schools, theatres and community venues" - http://www.telltalehearts.co.uk/about/
"Combining installation, performance, music, projection and puppetry we put children at the heart of our highly visual productions. Through a unique mix of creativity and interactivity we aim to give children the opportunity to experience a magical and multi-sensory world of theatre in different environments" - http://www.telltalehearts.co.uk/about/
Tell Tale Hearts theatre company use a variety of techniques and approaches in order to make their productions unique and engaging for children. Such as: puppetry and music. This makes it surreal for the audience and create a multi-sensorial environment. They tend to perform productions that are well known by children themselves. Such as: fairy tales or adaptations of films aimed at kids. For example, they are currently doing: Snow White and Inside Out. This means that children are more likely to enjoy a piece of theatre if they can connect with a memory or a piece of knowledge they possess.
Hullabaloo Theatre - theatre company - http://www.theatrehullabaloo.org.uk/about-theatre-hullabaloo/
Our work is driven by the belief that young audiences have an entitlement to theatre of the highest quality which inspires the imagination and challenges the mind." -http://www.theatrehullabaloo.org.uk/our-shows/
Hullabaloo theatre company understand the importance of theatre for younger audiences and how it impacts them. They understand how from 0-6 years is the most crucial time in a childs life as it is the time when they are most influenced by creative atmospheres. Therefore, they try to adapt existing stories into productions or create new pieces all together. This subconsciously introduces the idea of creativity to the child. They also understand the hardships of growing up and therefore try to incorporate mature themes into their productions in a way in which children will understand. They are also a registered charity.
Production Houses -
National Theatre - Based in London is an example of a 'Production House' as they produce and perform their own plays. For example, when it comes to children's theatre they host a number of different workshops for different age groups. Such as: A programme for year 1 students known as 'Theatre First'. Where they get to experience different aspects of theatre and eventually build up to a performance which they do at The National itself.
Trestle -North of London, south of Luton. "Trestle is a mask and physical theatre company, with a highly regarded arts education programme. As a charity, our mission is to engage children, young people and adults in creative activity, which aims to enhance the cultural quality of their experiences." - http://www.trestle.org.uk/about-trestle/
Trestle are highly regarded and one of the leading providers for teacher training, participations programmes and school workshops in the UK. Trestle tend to do a lot of adaptations of known stories and tell them in their own way. Involving physical theatre and puppetry. This creates a unique style of theatre and entices many different audiences for different reasons. Trestle have also worked with 'Unicorn Theatre' on multiple projects such as 'The birthday of the Infanata' and 'The Snow Queen' - which was directed by Trestle. Trestle target all age groups from young children all the way up to adults.
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